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25 best-performing stock markets in the world

Last updated on: December 4, 2012 08:23 IST
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Despite a volatile year and a slowing global economy, these stock markets have delivered healthy gains in 2012, according to CNN Money.

Let's take a look at 25 best-performing stock markets in the world.

Source: CNN Money

NOTE: Benchmark index year-to-date performance as of November 14, 2012.

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25 best-performing stock markets in the world

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Shoppers leave a retail store inside a mall in Mumbai.

India

Year-to-date gain: 21 per cent

Global rank: 12

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A view of Karachi Stock Exchange.

Pakistan

Year-to-date gain: 33 per cent

Global rank: 4

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The Brooklyn Bridge and Manhattan Bridge is seen from the 90th storey of One World Trade Center in New York.

The United States

Year-to-date gain: 6 per cent

Global rank: 36

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The Bluebridge Cook Strait Ferry is docked at Wellington Harbour, New Zealand.

New Zealand

Year-to-date gain: 28 per cent

Global rank: 8

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Shoppers are seen at an outdoor shopping mall in Melbourne.

Australia

Year-to-date gain: 15 per cent

Global rank: 18

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Part of Gangnam area is seen down the Han River in Seoul.

South Korea

Year-to-date gain: 10 per cent

Global rank: 27

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The Taipei 101 building is seen before Earth Hour in Taipei.

Taiwan

Year-to-date gain: 11 per cent

Global rank: 25

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A dancer performs during the Kalesa Festival in Manila.

The Philippines

Year-to-date gain: 26 per cent

Global rank: 9

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A skytrain passes over vehicles on the road during rush hour in Bangkok.

Thailand

Year-to-date gain: 28 per cent

Global rank: 7

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The Marina Bay Sands hotel and ArtScience Museum in Singapore.

Singapore

Year-to-date gain: 13 per cent

Global rank: 23

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Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur.

Malaysia

Year-to-date gain: 13 per cent

Global rank: 21

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A view of Burj Khalifa in Dubai.

The United Arab Emirates

Year-to-date gain: 19 per cent

Global rank: 14

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The Kingdom Tower in Riyadh.

Saudi Arabia

Year-to-date gain: 6 per cent

Global rank: 34

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A cafe in Tel Aviv.

Israel

Year-to-date gain: 6 per cent

Global rank: 35

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A view of Istanbul's financial district.

Turkey

Year-to-date gain: 43 per cent

Global rank: 3

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Tourists sit on a hill overlooking Athens.

Greece

Year-to-date gain: 15 per cent

Global rank: 19

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Boys hold onto a girl as they throw water at her as part of traditional Easter celebrations in Holloko near Budapest.

Hungary

Year-to-date gain: 21 per cent

Global rank: 13

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A view of Vienna International Center and UN headquarters in Vienna.

Austria

Year-to-date gain: 13 per cent

Global rank: 22

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A view of the Polish Parliament building in Warsaw.

Poland

Year-to-date gain: 22 per cent

Global rank: 11

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Charlottenburg Palace in Berlin.

Germany

Year-to-date gain: 14 per cent

Global rank: 20

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A view of the Concorde obelisk, Champs Elysees Avenue and the Arc de Triomphe monument in Paris.

France

Year-to-date gain: 7 per cent

Global rank: 33

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A wakeboarder on Lake Leman in Geneva.

Switzerland

Year-to-date gain: 11 per cent

Global rank: 26

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Man walks with a child near the marina in downtown Bergen.

Norway

Year-to-date gain: 7 per cent

Global rank: 31

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Boats are seen anchored at the 17th century Nyhavn district, home to many shops and restaurants in Copenhagen.

Denmark

Year-to-date gain: 24 per cent

Global rank: 10

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A view of Johannesburg.

South Africa

Year-to-date gain: 18 per cent

Global rank: 16